The Savings Scholar: Solving the Mystery of Credit

January 30, 2012

I joined Habitat Greater SF last August to further develop and facilitate the Homebuyer Readiness Program.  I grew up in San Jose.  I hold a B.A in both Economics and Spanish from SF State.  Prior to joining the Habitat team, I worked as a Certified Credit & Housing Counselor with Consumer Credit Counseling Service of [...]

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Old Traditions in a New House

December 20, 2011

Dina Abarca’s living situation has changed dramatically from this time last year, but her traditions remain the same. “Before we were thankful for what we had. We were all eating in one room.” This included Dina, her two children and the 10 other people living in the four bedroom house in Menlo Park. There wasn’t [...]

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Home for the Holidays

December 6, 2011

Carmela and her two daughters will enjoy an amazing present this Christmas: A big box wrapped in pale yellow paint, trimmed in white with a bow on top of composite shingle roofing. But like most pretty packages that we wait in lines for, work hard to afford and desire the most, Carmela knows that what’s inside [...]

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Redemtech Rides Again

November 11, 2011

Our offices were a bustling place on the evening of November 2. Fifteen more Habitat families received their beautiful, refurbished laptops thanks to our partner Redemtech. It was like an early Christmas–opening the carefully packaged computers, peeling the protective wrap from them and seeing them light up! Each family got a basic lesson in setting [...]

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Habitat Greater SF Awarded Highest Charity Rating

November 1, 2011

Remember the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval? It demonstrates that a product has gone through the paces and proven itself to be effective, reliable and safe. In the world of community based organizations there exists a tool that carries significant weight in determining the quality of an organization’s work. Charity Navigator, America’s premiere independent charity [...]

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Redemtech + Habitat = Green, Affordable Housing and Technology For All!

October 10, 2011

Today we dragged our busted office fridge to the dumpster.* Why?  Because it’s far cheaper to get a new appliance than fix an old one.  Redemtech is fed up with this culture of waste.  Redemtech refurbishes large volumes of PCs from businesses around the world.  They have committed to providing refurbished computers for 10,000 Habitat [...]

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Habitat Greater SF Helps Revitalize Neighborhoods With New NRI Program

September 8, 2011

Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco has introduced a new program to help serve communities beyond the footprint of a single-family home. The Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI), made possible through a significant grant of $425,000 from the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation, is an integral part of Habitat Greater SF’s recently-completed 2020 Vision. With a goal [...]

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